D-8 SECRETARY-GENERAL AMBASSADOR SOHAIL MAHMOOD UNDERTAKES FIRST VISIT TO AZERBAIJAN; PARTICIPATES IN WUF13 AND D-8 HIGH-LEVEL ENERGY AND URBAN DIALOGUE Ambassador Sohail Mahmood, Secretary-General of the Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8), paid his first official visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan (17-20 May) since assuming his position in January 2026. Upon the invitation of the Honourable President His Excellency… Read More Read More
D-8 SECRETARY-GENERAL AMBASSADOR SOHAIL MAHMOOD EMPHASIZES INDISPENSABLE ROLES OF DIPLOMACY AND SUSTAINABILITY AT EURASIAN ECONOMIC SUMMIT IN ISTANBUL Ambassador Sohail Mahmood, Secretary-General of the Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8), addressed the opening session of the 29ᵗʰ Eurasian Economic Summit in Istanbul today, stressing the indispensable roles of diplomacy and sustainability in addressing the challenges faced by the… Read More Read More
D-8 MEMBER STATES HOLD HIGH-LEVEL CONSULTATIONS ON VISA FACILITATION The Secretariat of the Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8) convened a high-level virtual meeting to discuss matters relating to visa arrangements aimed at facilitating mobility, enhancing connectivity, and deepening economic cooperation among the D-8 Member States. The Meeting, chaired… Read More Read More
D-8 ADVANCES SME COOPERATION WITH IMPLEMENTATION ROADMAP At the 9th Meeting of the D-8 SME Governmental Bodies, hosted by Nigeria’s Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN), the central role of SMEs as drivers of growth, employment, and innovation across D-8 economies was strongly underscored. The meeting,… Read More Read More
D-8 ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES in ANTALYA DIPLOMACY FORUM 2026 Led by Secretary-General Ambassador Sohail Mahmood, the Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8) delegation participated actively in the 5th edition of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum 2026, held from 17 to 19 April 2026. Other members included Ambassador Mustafa Özcan, Director,… Read More Read More
D-8 HIGHLIGHTS SALIENCE OF ASWAN’S DESIGNATION AS ‘’TOURISM CITY OF THE YEAR 2026’’ The Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8) has highlighted the salience of Aswan’s designation as the “D-8 Tourism City of the Year for 2026” as it brings into sharp focus one of the world’s most captivating cultural and historical destinations.… Read More Read More
D-8 STRENGTHEN POLICY ALIGNMENT AND JOINT ACTION ON AI IN TOURISM The Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8) convened a technical workshop on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its Governance in Tourism on 9 April 2026, hosted virtually by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of the Arab Republic of Egypt. This… Read More Read More
D-8’s NETWORK OF PIONEERS FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (NPRI) HIGHLIGHTED IN TALKS WITH PAKISTAN DELEGATION OF SENIOR EDUCATIONISTS Ambassador Sohail Mahmood, Secretary-General of the Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8) received a high-level delegation of Educationists from Pakistan at the D-8 Secretariat in Istanbul. Exchanges on the occasion focused on D-8’s origin and historical evolution, the current trajectory… Read More Read More
D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, Advances Trade Cooperation at 9th Supervisory Committee Meeting The D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation took a further step toward deepening intra-group trade integration at the 9th Session of the Supervisory Committee (SC) of the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA), held on 30 March 2026 in Abuja, Federal Republic of… Read More Read More
D-8 SECRETARY-GENERAL AMBASSADOR SOHAIL MAHMOOD PARTICIPATES IN STRATCOM SUMMIT 2026 IN ISTANBUL The Secretary-General of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, H.E. Ambassador Sohail Mahmood, participated in the International Strategic Communication Summit (STRATCOM Summit) 2026, held in Istanbul on 27-28 March 2026. The Summit was organized by the Directorate of Communications of… Read More Read More
